joey's mom wants him to wear his rain boots to school today because it is raining. She nags him several times to take the boots but he argues that he doesn't need them. Finally Joey's mom says "OK, I don't care - don't wear the boots" after which Joey puts the boots on. Before his mom changed her mind, Joey was probably experiencing which of the following?

The answer is reactance.

Explanation:

In psychology, reactance is a reaction to constant pressure, which makes the person feel as if they have no choice. It mostly has a contrary effect of what was intended, meaning the person increases their resistance to comply. For this reason, it's used in reverse psychology techniques (convincing someone to do the opposite of the actual request).